If you were to ask New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees who the most important player on offense was during the teams championship run in 2009, more likely than not he would say running back Pierre Thomas.

One of the more underrated do-everything backs in all of football, Thomas has been very good in his four years with the Saints. He has never run for 1,000 yards, but that is a product of the Saints offense and trying to incorporate Reggie Bush into the game plan.

When the Saints won the Super Bowl, Thomas was involved in a number of big plays one way or another. He made big plays with his feet when he was asked. He is a terrific pass blocker in the backfield. He catches passes as well as any running back in football.

Thomas is set to be a free agent after this season, unless the Saints can restructure a few contracts and afford to keep him.

If he does hit the open market, he will make a very valuable commodity for a lot of teams because he is so versatile.

Here are 10 teams that could (and should) make a run at Pierre Thomas for 2011.